Government Operations
Small Business Administration Proposes New Standards
The Small Business Administration announced a proposed rule on August 20 to radically reshape how federal programs classify small businesses, potentially...
Fiber Broadband Association Lobbies on Broadband Program
The Fiber Broadband Association is pushing Congress to protect fiber's competitive position in federal broadband programs. The group filed a third-quarter...
House Votes to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously on September 15 to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress marking a rare moment of...
House GOP Questions Union Political Spending
House Republicans examined whether union leaders represent workers or push political agendas on September 15. The hearing, titled "Out Of Touch: When Union...
House Considers Economy Act as Spending Tool With Less Oversight
Congress scrutinized how the Trump administration is using a 94-year-old law to shuffle federal spending with minimal oversight. The House Appropriations...
House Examines Nuclear Waste Plan as States Line Up
The Trump administration is betting that the nuclear waste problem can solve itself. On September 15, a House subcommittee heard testimony on the Department...
Foreign Influence Operations in U.S. Under House Scrutiny
The House Foreign Affairs Committee's South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a hearing on September 15 to examine how foreign nations conduct covert...
House Judiciary Advances Bills on Gun Taxes and Prison Staffing
The House Judiciary Committee marked up seven bills on September 16, advancing measures spanning gun taxes, tort reform, prison staffing, climate...
Congressional Report Finds Congress Has No Guaranteed Role In UN General Assembly
Congressional participation at the United Nations General Assembly rests on executive discretion, not legal mandate, a Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Cleary University Hires Firm for Education Lobbying
Cleary University, a private nonprofit business-focused university located in Howell/Ann Arbor, Michigan, was represented by Washington Strategies LLC from...
Senate Armed Services To Examine Pentagon's Budget Crisis
The Pentagon faces a fiscal crisis that Congress will examine in a closed hearing on September 24. The Pentagon is grappling with mounting FY2026...
Lobbying Disclosures Pile Up as Filing Deadlines Near
1. Association of American Railroads filed a second quarter 2026 LDA quarterly report on September 14, 2026, disclosing $1,413,000 in lobbying expenditures...
Congress Examines Appropriations for FY2027
Congressional appropriations for fiscal year 2027 are operating under a temporary legal framework, as detailed in a new Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Six of 11 Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities Active
The Congressional Research Service report R45997 maps the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of 11 federal regional commissions...
IRS Direct File Suspended Amid Limited Use, High User Ratings
The Treasury Department’s suspension of the IRS Direct File program puts a taxpayer-facing filing option at the center of a policy choice examined in the...
Farm Credit Administration Board Lacks Quorum Amid Vacancies
The Farm Credit Administration's leadership structure has a governance problem, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service updated...
Congress Examines Information Injury Complaints
Federal courts are divided over whether being denied legally required information is enough to sue in federal court or whether plaintiffs must show that the...
Congress Uses Layered Safeguards for Classified Information
The Congressional Research Service report describes a structural tension in which the executive branch determines most classified information while Congress...